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A New Approach for Purification of Recombinant
Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment ISSN: 1310-2818 (Print) 1314-3530 (Online) Journal homepage: https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tbeq20 Phytoplankton Based Assessment of the Ecological Status and Ecological Potential of Lake Types in Bulgaria S. Cheshmedjiev, D. Belkinova, R. Mladenov, I. Dimitrova-Dyulgerova & G. Gecheva To cite this article: S. Cheshmedjiev, D. Belkinova, R. Mladenov, I. Dimitrova-Dyulgerova & G. Gecheva (2010) Phytoplankton Based Assessment of the Ecological Status and Ecological Potential of Lake Types in Bulgaria, Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment, 24:sup1, 14-25, DOI: 10.1080/13102818.2010.10817803 To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/13102818.2010.10817803 © 2010 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC Published online: 15 Apr 2014. Submit your article to this journal Article views: 107 Full Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at https://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?journalCode=tbeq20 PHYTOPLANKTON BASED ASSESSMENT OF THE ECOLOGICAL STATUS AND ECOLOGICAL POTENTIAL OF LAKE TYPES IN BULGARIA S. Cheshmedjiev1, D. Belkinova2, R. Mladenov2, I. Dimitrova-Dyulgerova2, G. Gecheva2 1SI Eco Consult Ltd., Sofia, Bulgaria 2University of Plovdiv “Paisij Hilendarski”, Faculty of Biology, Plovdiv, Bulgaria Correspondence to: Ivanka Dimitrova-Dyulgerova E-mail: [email protected] ABSTRACT Research has been carried out of the main characteristics of phytoplankton communities in order to assess the ecological status and ecological potential of the types of lakes in Bulgaria, according to the requirements of WFD 2000/60/EC. Eighty lakes/reservoirs have been researched on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria. The assessment was made on the basis of four main metrics (phytoplankton biovolume; Algae Groups Index; transparency, chlorophyll a) and three additional metrics (% Cyanobacteria; intensity of algal “bloom” and presence of toxic species). -
PLATANUS ORIENTALIS L.) Mira L
Engineering and Environment Ecological Protection, No 1, 2020, p. 58-62 V. FOREST BIOLOGY VARIABILITY OF LEAVES PARAMETERS IN ORIENTAL PLANE TREE (PLATANUS ORIENTALIS L.) Mira L. Georgieva Abstract: This paper presents the results of leaves parameters measuring of Oriental plane tree (Platanus orientalis L.), a rare tree species of Bulgarian flora naturally occurring only along the river streams in the southern part of the country. Based on morphometric parameters, the variability of the leaves of the oriental plane tree in 8 natural habitats (Asenovgrad, Topolovo, Sandanski, Melnik, Petrich, Slavyanka, Gotse Delchev and Ivaylovgrad) of the species in Bulgaria has been investigated. A higher degree of variability was observed between half-sib offspring than between populations. Eight parameters of the leaves were measured, in most cases the population from Asenovgrad is superior to the other origins. The results show that the most differentiated features are the length of the leafstalk (LD) and the length of the middle lobe (L). The size and shape of the leaves are relatively homogeneous and this makes difficult to determine individual origins only by leaves. Keywords: Platanus orientalis, leaf shapes, variability, oriental plane tree INTRODUCTION Comparison of the degree of morphological variability with the data on the population structure and the In Bulgaria Platanus orientalis L. reaches the genetic diversity of the species will make it possible to northernmost limit of its natural distribution [3]. Its evaluate its response to anthropogenic and natural range covers the southern part of the Balkan Peninsula factors of the environment, which may be manifested and all of temperate Asia to eastern India [5]. -
Penguin Travel DMC-Bulgaria Address: 9 Orfej Str., 1421 Sofia
It is not a random story that we tell about our preparing docks and nettles, and the last is a lands ‐ that God made the world and he forgot rich supplier of carotenoids, flavonoids and Day two. about Bulgaria and finally when his wallet was iron. The specificity of culinary preparation Breakfast. Visit of the famous and almost empty he opened it above Bulgaria and and processing led to continued activity of the peaceful Rozhen Monastery (about 10km everything that was left fell here. Although compounds. For example: onions are hitting from your hotel in Melnik). Departing to forgotten, it is our fallen and plains, nestled the table, and this contributes to the Plovdiv ( about 250km from Melnik). On between mountains and valleys, ridges and disruption of cell membranes, activation of the the way to Plovdiv you can visit Bansko sloping shores of rivers and hills near the sea lysosomal enzyme activity and access of (104km from Melnik and 150km from and ... the types of vine found here are unique oxygen helps to promote stable compounds Plovdiv) and have a look at the old opportunities for development of superior with retained activity. Second example: Bulgarian cities combined with the very quality grapes. The climate is temperate with Appetizer, known to all Balkan people, new and modern ski resorts. You can also warm summers and relatively cool winters. The prepared by tomatoes, red peppers and have lunch in Molerite Complex, one of amount of annual rainfall is between 470 and eggplants, delivers plenty of lycopene. It is the oldest in Bansko, established 1792 it 953 l / sq.m. -
Annex REPORT for 2019 UNDER the “HEALTH CARE” PRIORITY of the NATIONAL ROMA INTEGRATION STRATEGY of the REPUBLIC of BULGAR
Annex REPORT FOR 2019 UNDER THE “HEALTH CARE” PRIORITY of the NATIONAL ROMA INTEGRATION STRATEGY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA 2012 - 2020 Operational objective: A national monitoring progress report has been prepared for implementation of Measure 1.1.2. “Performing obstetric and gynaecological examinations with mobile offices in settlements with compact Roma population”. During the period 01.07—20.11.2019, a total of 2,261 prophylactic medical examinations were carried out with the four mobile gynaecological offices to uninsured persons of Roma origin and to persons with difficult access to medical facilities, as 951 women were diagnosed with diseases. The implementation of the activity for each Regional Health Inspectorate is in accordance with an order of the Minister of Health to carry out not less than 500 examinations with each mobile gynaecological office. Financial resources of BGN 12,500 were allocated for each mobile unit, totalling BGN 50,000 for the four units. During the reporting period, the mobile gynecological offices were divided into four areas: Varna (the city of Varna, the village of Kamenar, the town of Ignatievo, the village of Staro Oryahovo, the village of Sindel, the village of Dubravino, the town of Provadia, the town of Devnya, the town of Suvorovo, the village of Chernevo, the town of Valchi Dol); Silistra (Tutrakan Municipality– the town of Tutrakan, the village of Tsar Samuel, the village of Nova Cherna, the village of Staro Selo, the village of Belitsa, the village of Preslavtsi, the village of Tarnovtsi, -
Floods in Bulgaria
1 Floods in Bulgaria Gergov, George, Filkov, Ivan, Karagiozova, Tzviatka, Bardarska, Galia, Pencheva, Katia National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology Sofia, Bulgaria [email protected] Resume We distinguish the torrent floods of rivers as short-termed phenomena, lasting generally for only several hours and in very rare cases – for up to several days. Appropriate scientific methods for their forecasting are lacking. The short duration of the torrent floods, including their formation, do not make possible the organization of effective protection and safety measures. In many cases the inhabitants does not possess the required training to take-in urgent evacuation or adequate reaction. Torrential rainfalls of intensity up to 0.420-0.480 mm/min and duration of up to 15-29 min. predominate. The frequency of rainfalls above 0.300 mm/min accounts between 20-30 and 50-60 cases per year, while in the case of those with intensity above 0.600 mm/min the frequency diminishes to between 7-10 and 25-30 cases per year. The available hydrological information reveals, that irrespective of the ascending drought the frequency and dimensions of the torrent floods remain unchanged. The biggest flood, ever recorded in Bulgaria, was that of 31st aug.-01st sept.1858 along the Maritsa River in Bulgaria when the river banks in the town of Plovdiv have been flooded by 1-1.2 m. of water. The most ancient data for a devastating flood comes from the Turkish novelist Hadji Halfa. It concerns the Edirne (Odrin) flood in 1361. Numerous digital parameters of the floods are used in hydrology, like for instance, time of rise and time of fall of the flood, achieved water level maximum, average and maximum flow speed of the water current, size and duration of the flood, frequency and duration of the emergence, ingredient of the free water surface, time of concentration and time of travel (propagation) of the high flood wave, depth and intensity of the rainfall, state of the ground cover, preliminary moisture content of the watershed basin, etc. -
The Maritsa River
TRANSBOUNDARY IMPACTS OF MARITSA BASIN PROJECTS Text of the intervention made by Mr. Yaşar Yakış Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey During the INBO Conference Istanbul, 18 October 2012 TRASNBOUNDARY IMPACTS OF THE MARITSA BASIN PROJECTS ‐ Introduction ‐ The Maritsa River ‐ The Maritsa Basin ‐ Cooperation projects with Greece and Bulgaria ‐ Obligations under the EU acquis communautaire ‐ Need for trilateral cooperation ‐ Turkey and the Euphrates‐Tigris Basin ‐ Conclusion TRASNBOUNDARY IMPACTS OF THE MARITSA BASIN PROJECTS ‐ Introduction ‐ The Maritsa River ‐ The Maritsa Basin ‐ Cooperation projects with Greece and Bulgaria ‐ Obligations under the EU acquis communautaire ‐ Need for trilateral cooperation ‐ Turkey and the Euphrates‐Tigris Basin ‐ Conclusion TRASNBOUNDARY IMPACTS OF THE MARITSA BASIN PROJECTS ‐ Introduction ‐ The Maritsa River ‐ The Maritsa Basin ‐ Cooperation projects with Greece and Bulgaria ‐ Obligations under the EU acquis communautaire ‐ Need for trilateral cooperation ‐ Turkey and the Euphrates‐Tigris Basin ‐ Conclusion TRASNBOUNDARY IMPACTS OF THE MARITSA BASIN PROJECTS TRASNBOUNDARY IMPACTS OF THE MARITSA BASIN PROJECTS ‐ Introduction ‐ The Maritsa River ‐ 480 km long ‐ Tundzha, Arda, Ergene ‐ The Maritsa Basin ‐ Cooperation projects with Greece and Bulgaria ‐ Obligations under the EU acquis communautaire ‐ Need for trilateral cooperation ‐ Turkey and the Euphrates‐Tigris Basin ‐ Conclusion TRASNBOUNDARY IMPACTS OF THE MARITSA BASIN PROJECTS ‐ Introduction ‐ The Maritsa River ‐ The Maritsa Basin ‐ Flood potential -
Study of the Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals in Astacus Leptodactylus in Some Areas of the Kardzhali Dam
TRADITION AND MODERNITY IN VETERINARY MEDICINE, 2018, vol. 3, No 2(5): 90–93 STUDY OF THE BIOACCUMULATION OF HEAVY METALS IN ASTACUS LEPTODACTYLUS IN SOME AREAS OF THE KARDZHALI DAM Desislava Arnaudova, Aneliya Pavlova, Atanas Arnaudov Faculty of Biology, University of Plovdiv “Paisii Hilendarski”, Plovdiv, Bulgaria E-mail: [email protected] ABSTRACT It is examined the contents of lead, cadmium and nickel in the water of Kardzhali dam, as well as the bioaccumulation of the heavy metals in two organs – liver and muscles of Astacus leptodactylus. In tissue samples is reported increasing of cadmium in samples of liver. The bioaccumulation coefficient was calculated on the basis of the average content of lead, cadmium and nickel in the organs of Astacus leptodactylus. We recorded that the studied crayfish are macroconcentrators for cadmium. The analyzes have shown that lake crayfish to be defined as a biomarker in toxicity testing in contami- nated waters. Key words: heavy metals, Astacus leptodactylus, crayfish, bioaccumulation. Introduction Depending on the water sites’ location by the source of contamination, different levels of lead, cadmium and nickel accumulation have been found in the tissues of crayfish (7). The concentration of heavy metals in the organs of the lake crawfish Astacus leptodactylus Eschscholtz, 1823 and other crayfish has been researched by 1, 3, 4, 6, 10, 11, 13 etc., but there are no data on the transfer of lead, cadmium and nickel in Astacus leptodactylus along the “water– crayfish” in the food chain. The research was made in different zones of the Kardzhali dam which is anthropogenically influenced by heavy metals. -
This Project Has Been Funded by the German Federal Ministry for The
This project has been funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety with means of the Advisory Assistance Programme for Environmental Protection in the Countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia. It has been supervised by the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (Bundesamt für Naturschutz, BfN) and the German Federal Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt, UBA). The content of this publication lies within the responsibility of the authors. Sustainable management of forests in Natura 2000 sites of the Smolyan region, Bulgaria Final Report August 2013 Project Identification: 380 01 266 Prepared by Anne Katrin Heinrichs (EuroNatur) Dimitar Popov (Green Balkans) Scientific supervision: Dr. Axel Ssymank (German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, BfN) Project coordination: Katharina Lenz (German Federal Environment Agency, UBA) EuroNatur Konstanzer Str. 22, 78315 Radolfzell, Germany Tel: +49-7732-9272-0, Fax: +49-7732-9272-22 Green Balkans NGO 1, Skopie str., Plovdiv 4004, Bulgaria Tel: +359-32626-977, Fax: +359-32635-921 2 Content 1 Zusammenfassung ......................................................................................................... 5 2 Резюме .......................................................................................................................... 6 3 Project background and context ..................................................................................... 8 3.1 Forest management administration in Bulgaria -
L392 Official Journal
Official Journal L 392 of the European Union Volume 63 English edition Legislation 23 November 2020 Contents II Non-legislative acts REGULATIONS ★ Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1737 of 14 July 2020 amending Regulation (EC) No 273/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC) No 111/2005 as regards the inclusion of certain drug precursors in the list of scheduled substances (1) . 1 ★ Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1738 of 16 November 2020 approving non- minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Asparago verde di Altedo’ (PGI)) . 8 ★ Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1739 of 20 November 2020 amending and correcting Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/761 as regards the quantities available for tariff rate quotas for certain agricultural products included in the WTO schedule of the Union following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union, a tariff quota for poultrymeat originating in Ukraine and a tariff quota for meat of bovine animals originating in Canada . 9 ★ Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1740 of 20 November 2020 setting out the provisions necessary for the implementation of the renewal procedure for active substances, as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2012 (1) . 20 DECISIONS ★ Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1741 of 20 November 2020 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States (notified under document C(2020) 8266) (1) . -
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Haskovo District TOPOLOVGRAD DIMITROVGRAD SIMEONOVGRAD Mineralni Bani HARMANLI > Population (2014) 238,488 HASKOVO LYUBIMETS SVILENGRAD > Area (Sq
Haskovo District TOPOLOVGRAD DIMITROVGRAD SIMEONOVGRAD Mineralni bani HARMANLI > Population (2014) 238,488 HASKOVO LYUBIMETS SVILENGRAD > Area (sq. km) 5,533.3 Stambolovo > Number of settlements 261 MADZHAROVO > Share of urban population (%) 72.5 IVAYLOVGRAD Overview he recovery of Haskovo District’s economy has The demographic issues of Haskovo District have been Tprogressed awkwardly following the crisis and caused by the negative natural increase of the popu- incomes have remained low compared to the nation- lation. In school education, students from the district al average. Both economic activity and employment have traditionally performed more poorly compared to have increased for the past two years and a drop was the country average and the low share of people with reported regarding unemployment. Investments have university degrees has remained an issue. Haskovo Dis- remained very low, and there was even an outflow of trict is relatively safe in comparison with the country, foreign capitals in 2012 and 2013. Nonetheless, the uti- and judicature is relatively fast. The indicators regard- lisation of EU funds intensified in 2014. E-services and ing culture have demonstrated a low intensity of cul- one-stop services at local municipalities improved. tural activities. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Weak Unsatisfactory Average Good Very good Weak Unsatisfactory Average Good Very good Income and Living Conditions Demography Labor Market Education Investment Healthcare Infrastructure Security and Justice Taxes and Fees Environment Administration Culture Haskovo District 37 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Income and Living Conditions Infrastructure The economy of Haskovo District remains among the Haskovo District’s road network density is slightly bet- poorer ones in Bulgaria. -
Flood Forecasting System for the Maritsa and Tundzha Rivers
Flood forecasting system for the Maritsa and Tundzha Rivers Arne Roelevink1, Job Udo1, Georgy Koshinchanov2, Snezhanka Balabanova2 1HKV Consultants, Lelystad, The Netherlands 2National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology, Sofia, Bulgaria Abstract Climatic and geographical characteristics of Maritsa and Tundzha River Basins lead to specific run- off conditions, which can result in extreme floods downstream, as occurred in August 2005 and March 2006. To improve the management of flood hazards, a flood forecasting system (FFS) was set up. This paper describes a forecasting system recently developed in cooperation with the National Institute for Hydrology and Meteorology (NIHM) and the East Aegean River Basin Directorate (EARBD) for the rivers Maritsa and Tundzha. The system exits of two model concepts: i) a numerical, calibrated model consisting of a hydrological part (MIKE11-NAM) and hydraulic part (MIKE11-HD) and ii) a flood forecasting system. For some basins both meteorological and discharge measurements are available. These basins are calibrated individually. The hydraulic models are calibrated based on the 2005 and 2006 floods. The hydrological and hydraulic models are combined and calibrated again. The flood forecasting system (using MIKE-Flood Watch) uses the combined calibrated hydrological and hydraulic models and produces forecasted water levels and alerts at predefined control points. The system uses the following input: • Calculated and measured water levels; • Calculated and measured river discharges; • Measured meteorological data; • Forecasted meteorological data (based on Aladin radar grid). Depending on the available input the forecast lead-time is short but accurate, or long but less accurate. If one of the input data sources is not available the system automatically uses second or third order data, which makes it extremely robust.